The Critic

August. 28,1982      
Rating:
5.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Mr. Puff, a foppish, would-be playwright-critic, invites his literary-minded associates to see a production of his horrendous and nonsensical spectacular, The Spanish Armada, confident that he has written a great play.

Hywel Bennett as  Mr. Puff / Mr. King
Nigel Hawthorne as  Mr. Sneer
Norman Rodway as  Mr. Dangle
Rosemary Leach as  Mrs. Dangle
John Gielgud as  Lord Burleigh
Alan Badel as  Sir Fretful Plaigary
Anna Massey as  Tilburina
Rodney Bewes as  Constable
Christopher Biggins as  Interpreter
Clive Francis as  Sheridan (Prologue)

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Reviews

Cortechba
1982/08/28

Overrated

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Beanbioca
1982/08/29

As Good As It Gets

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Allison Davies
1982/08/30

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

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Guillelmina
1982/08/31

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

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